Battle

The great battle called Armagedon

An evil spirit that looked like a frog came out of the mouth of the dragon. One also came out of the mouth of the beast, and another out of the mouth of the false prophet (v. 13). These evil spirits had the power to work miracles (v. 14). They went to every king on earth, to bring them together …

Armor of God

We are to be strong in the Lord because spiritual battles require spiritual strength (v. 10). Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil’s tricks (v. 11). The word “wrestle” indicates hand to hand battle, not just being a&n …

Prayer For Deliverance

The historical background for this Psalm can be found in II Samuel 8:13-14; I Kings 11:15-16 and I Chronicles 18:12-13. King David had inherited all the dreadful years of failure and defeat, apostasy and backsliding, misery and woe under the judges and under Saul. He took o …

What The Lord Says About Egypt

This takes us back to the year 605 B.C., when Nebuchadnezzar first came up against Judah. He was met by the armies of Egypt at the city of Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and there one of the great strategic battles of all history was fought (vv. 1-2). Here Jeremiah is describ …

IllustrationTwo Fisherman Swapping Stories

Two ardent fishermen met on their vacation and began swapping stories about the different places they had fished, the kind of tackle used, the best bait, and finally about some of the fish they had caught. One of them told of a vicious battle he once had with a 300-pound salmon. …

IllustrationThe Battle is Against Spiritual Powers

Every believer sooner or later will discover that the Christian life is a battleground, not a playground, and that he faces an enemy who is much stronger than we are, apart from the Lord. We need the power of God to stand against Satan because he is the enemy of God. Our battle i …

IllustrationPearl Harbor Attack in 1941

The attack came out of the sky on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. The surprise attack, which caught the U.S. completely off guard, had been launched from 200 miles north of Pearl Harbor from the decks of six aircraft carriers belonging to the Japanese Imperial Navy under the co …

IllustrationThe soldier from Japan who wouldn’t quit

Lieutenant Hirro Onada was the last Japanese soldier to surrender after World War II. He was left on the island of Lubang in the Philippines in 1944 — along with three other soldier s. They were left to “carry on the mission even if Japan surrenders.” Eventually the …